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Dispatches

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Greetings from Beautiful Bar Harbor!

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Greetings from Beautiful Bar Harbor!

September 19, 2026

Our reporter in the field, Susan Carlson, checks in from her recent assignment in Bar Harbor, Maine. For this dispatch Susan has sent in photos and captions of show and … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Down the Road: Show & Share Dispatch from Harpswell, Maine

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Down the Road: Show & Share Dispatch from Harpswell, Maine

July 18, 2026

  DISPATCH: A message or report sent in haste, like a journalist’s report from a distant location. While I may not be traveling to any “distant location” right now, I … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: The Return of the Harpswell, ME, Retreat!

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: The Return of the Harpswell, ME, Retreat!

June 20, 2026

For years—about a dozen I think—I held fabric collage retreats here in my hometown of Harpswell, Maine. Back in 2019, I decided to take a break and regroup. Then, well, … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Two-Week Immersion Class in Wisconsin

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Two-Week Immersion Class in Wisconsin

May 2, 2026

As I wrap up my two-week fabric collage immersion class here in Wisconsin, and before I share a quick Dispatch of the class as a preview, I want to remind … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: A Visit to Santa Fe

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: A Visit to Santa Fe

March 28, 2026

I believe this is the third time teaching for Madeline Island School of the Arts at their “winter campus” in the New Mexico city of Santa Fe. I arrived in … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: A Long Weekend in Italy

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: A Long Weekend in Italy

November 1, 2025

My fabric collage class in Citta della Pieve, the small town halfway between Rome and Florence, ended last Thursday night. I and my sister Heidi, who had accompanied me, caught … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Buon Giorno from Italy!

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Buon Giorno from Italy!

October 25, 2025

Salute! This past week I was in Citta della Pieve, Italy, a charming town about halfway between Rome and Florence, where I taught a fabric collage class for Strada Toscana. Accompanying … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Extra! Extra! A Weekend in Maine

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Extra! Extra! A Weekend in Maine

September 20, 2025

Last week, we introduced this new blog format—the Dispatch—with a visit to Bar Harbor, Maine, where I was teaching a two-week Fabric Collage Intensive with MISA—Madeline Island School of the … Read More

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Bar Harbor Here I Come!

Susan Carlson Fabric Collage Dispatch: Bar Harbor Here I Come!

September 13, 2025

Last weekend, I headed off for two weeks of teaching, a new Fabric Collage Intensive, in Bar Harbor, Maine, with MISA—Madeline Island School of the Arts. Since I’ll be busy … Read More

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